Deterninents of risk perception and risk coping behaviors in mothers of young children after the Fukushima nuclear accident

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24330165
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology
• Research Institution: Chukyo University
• Principal Investigator: SUNG Woncheol 中京大学, 現代社会学部, 教授 (20319221)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): USHIJIMA Kayo 福岡大学, 医学部, 講師 (10336191) ; MATSUTANI Mitsuru 中京大学, 現代社会学部, 准教授 (30398028) ; SAKAGUCHI Yuusuke 桃山学院大学, 社会学部, 准教授 (50589190) ; NAGAHATA Kouji 福島大学, 共生システム理工学類, 准教授 (50312765) ; MORIYAMA Masaki 福岡大学, 医学部, 教授 (10145229)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 原発災害 / リスク認知 / リスク対処行動 / リスク認知・対処のずれ / 生活の質 / 母親の精神的健康度 / 子どもの問題行動 / パネル調査

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research is to make clear what kind of influence the Fukushima nuclear accident is having on a life and health of the children and mothers who live at Fukushima Prefecture Nakadori and consider necessary aid package. We have participated for it, observation, interview survey and three questionnaire investigations, the children and mothers who live in Nakadori 9 towns and villages were experiencing a sudden living change by the nuclear accident, and the mother who can't adapt herself to that was experiencing a decline of mental health and made it clear that that is related to children's problem behaviors. Aid package to the children and mothers reduces financial strains and unfairness concerning compensation and reduces a difference in risk perception and behaviors concerning cope to radioactivity. It's necessary to make it the environment that refreshment and evacuation can be chosen and reduce child rearing anxiety in Fukushima and health anxiety.

Free Research Field

環境社会学